Species Details

ABH: 52.010

BF: 378

Family: Sesiidae

Subfamily: Sesiinae

Taxon: Synanthedon andrenaeformis

Authority: (Laspeyres, 1801)

Vernacular: Orange-tailed Clearwing

Account:

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan:

Surrey Flight Period: 11 Jun (2022) — 20 Jul (1975)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Viburnum lantana (Wayfaring-tree), Viburnum opulus (Guelder-rose).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/synanthedon-andrenaeformis/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 55

Individuals: 68

Earliest Year: 1911

Latest Year: 2025

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